Christmas songs according to Lydia

A lot of you may remember this, but some may not...last year, during the Christmas season, Lydia was singing along to the familiar carol, "Angels We Have Heard On High". When she got to the end of the long "Gloria" part, this is what I heard..."Glo-ooooo-ooooo-ooooo-ria, He made Chelsea Spranger." I laughed to myself, but didn't say anything because I wanted Dan to hear it. And this is the way she continued to sing this song since we did not correct her...it was just too cute. Well, this year, I overheard her singing again (she loves to sing...in fact, she just sang a duet with my mom on Sunday morning during our Gifts To Christ unified service. I'll have to see if Dan can help me upload it on here). Yesterday evening, Lydia was singing "Every Valley" from the Messiah. My church choir just performed the Messiah 2 weekends ago and we had also been listening to the Young Messiah on cd. In Lydia's version, it goes, "Every valley, shall be conspired. Not quite as humerous as Chelsea Spranger, but it just makes me smile to think what kids actually hear sometimes.

A Little Post Election Humor

Last month, Jake had asked Dan if he could cut out some pictures of one of his muscle magazines. Dan said "yes" and when he was finished, Jake returned the magazine to the bathroom. Later, I came across it and I caught myself doing a double take...for this is what I saw on the very back page:

Yes, this is The Incredible Hulk...Jake must have only wanted his head...but notice whose head takes his place...can't see it very clearly...just scroll down. Maybe you will chuckle like I did.

WARNING: DON'T MAKE ME MAD!!!!

Now the question is...was this pure coincidence or did someone creatively place Obama's head in just the right place??? What do you think???

Thank you, Lord and Thank you, Fairhursts!

As stated in a previous post, Dan built the girls bunk beds for their new room. Jake went back to the room he started in 7 years ago (yes, we are still planning on covering up the Noah's Ark border...just haven't done it yet). He was not the most thrilled about the whole room switch, but I garunteed him that once he got used to it, he would probably like it better. I don't know if we have arrived to that point yet or not, but we are close. And this here bunk bed (pictured below) is a big reason why! When Dan told the youth group that he was building bunk beds, he got an offer from one of the teenage girls that we could have her old one that she had shared with her older sister. After talking about it, we jumped on it and Jake has really been diggin' his new sleeping quarters. We only have the top bunk since they kept the bottom part (it is their brother's bed). But we can easily put something under there in the future if we need/want to, but for now, it is a fun little hideout. As you can see from the pictures, it has 5 drawers off to the side. Also, underneath, there is a built in shelf (not the one you can see in the pic). But what Jake loves the most about his new bed is the built in desk. He thinks it is the neatest thing (and we think it's pretty cool too). It only took minutes for the desk to get messy, so we are working on some sort of organizational unit for the 2 drawers. The one I bought from Walmart is too big, but my mom may have found an expandable on at Tuesday Morning. If that one doesn't work, Dan will make something. So...there you have it. The last picture on here is Jake's old race car bed. I still get emotional about it when I think about it...silly, I know, but I can't help it. Jake went from his crib to that bed and it holds many a memory. I'm tearing up just thinking about them right now. Mostly, it is just a reminder to me that my little boy is not so little anymore...that each year seems to go faster than the last. Jake loved his race car bed and wasn't so sure about getting anything else yet, so I was very pleased at how much he loves the bunk bed. So, thank you Lord, for working out all the details for Jakers to get a "new room" too. And thank you Fairhursts, for your generosity...I know this bed will bring us many good memories as well.Good bye faithful, old race car bed! You served us well!